Ideal timing of surgery for acute uncomplicated appendicitis

North American Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 22-27

  Eko, Frederick N ^a   Ryb, Gabriel E ^b   Drager, Leslie ^c   Goldwater, Eva ^d   Wu, Jacqueline J ^d   Counihan, Timothy C ^c  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c BERKSHIRE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Appendectomy; Delayed surgery; Hospital costs; Length of stay

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ABSCESS; ACUTE APPENDICITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APPENDECTOMY; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPERATION DURATION; PERFORATION; PERITONITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SURGICAL INFECTION;

EID: 84872855442     PISSN: 22501541     EISSN: 19472714     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1947-2714.106186     Document Type: Article

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